Mammogram Showed Shadow After Breast Implants, What Could The Cause Be?

March 8, 2012
Asked By:Sunshine90 in Sioux Falls, SD

My first mammogram today since I had my implants a year ago shows a shadow. I need to go back in for further testing. What effect do implants have on mammograms such as having shadows?

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